Afghanistan vs Uganda: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Afghanistan
1.3%
in 2100
Uganda
1.2%
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
16th
Uganda rank
18th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 18th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 38 and Uganda in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2040s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2050s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2060s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2080s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2090s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2100s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Afghanistan, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Uganda as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 18th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.